Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Pretending to Be a God

Chapter 838: A Conversation Rife with Danger

Lin Yu listened to Galli Thontas's words and let out a sigh.

"Your Excellency truly lives up to being the strongest adventurer... your analysis is quite on point."

Galli Thontas was not wrong.

Back in the Underground, Lin Yu indeed had not killed the Inquisitor of the Lilee Tribunal of Heresy, Nitsanchi.

After all, for Lin Yu...

Why would he kill a native who was nearly his "slave," possessed considerable strength, and held a certain status?

He had almost no foundation in the Night Valley Realm, so wouldn't it be better to keep this one as a chess piece he could deploy at will?

Of course, he certainly couldn't confess all of this truthfully to Galli Thontas.

Lin Yu looked at this powerhouse who resembled an old cowboy and spoke: "Whether you believe it or not, I harbor no ill intentions. What I've done is also beneficial to Night Valley and the humans here."

"But sparing a dangerous fellow who created powerful dark races makes it hard for me to trust your words," Galli Thontas said, one hand shoved into his pants pocket, his voice deep. "I know you Otherworldly Visitors... Although you are all humans, you don't hold firm convictions simply because of your human identity."

"Of course, since you all don't belong to this realm, that's understandable. But how am I supposed to believe that you, someone who 'let Nitsanchi go,' are among the Otherworldly Visitors who side with humanity?"

"Didn't Your Excellency also let him go?"

Lin Yu looked at Galli Thontas and countered.

Galli Thontas shook his head: "I reached that conclusion only after a long period of observation and analysis..."

"Then that only means I'm smarter and keener than you," Lin Yu said without ceremony, slightly altering Schreiber's usual humble and low-key tone. "Although my strength may not match yours... when it comes to judgment and information gathering, being able to fight better doesn't make one superior in these two abilities, does it?"

Galli Thontas looked at Lin Yu.

The other's somewhat ostentatious tone didn't actually sting him.

"You're quite confident, but... at the very least, strength ensures that in this conversation between us, I will always be the one in control," Galli said, using the hand outside his pocket to gesture at the firearm at his waist. "Friend, so... you really do need to try to convince me, to make me believe your stance isn't on the side of the Abyss."

"I can tell you that I also hold enmity toward dark creatures. Even though I'm not from this realm, demons once destroyed my hopes. I have also killed a high-ranked demon, and there is even a mark upon my soul."

"But that doesn't prove anything... You could easily believe this is a case of thief robbing thief. Given your understanding of Otherworldly Visitors, deliberately detaining this snake descendant to prevent me from passing the trial shows that you were already filled with suspicion and prejudice against me from the very start."

Lin Yu pressed further: "So then, Your Excellency Galli Thontas, rather than defending myself, I'm actually more curious. If my explanation doesn't satisfy you... how exactly do you plan to 'deal' with me?"

Galli Thontas looked at Lin Yu: "The worst outcome would simply be killing you."

"But... as it stands now, that won't be necessary. I'll just need to observe you for a while."

Lin Yu laughed: "Killing me I can understand. You're worried I'm the kind of player who's close to the dark creatures... But observing? What's there to observe?"

"If Your Excellency suspects me, wouldn't it be simpler to just kill me? You shouldn't care much about that Golden Cross Medal, right?"

Galli Thontas shook his head: "Of course I don't care about that. Where you got that Golden Cross Medal has nothing to do with me."

"Actually, I don't doubt you at all, because... rather than relying on what your words say, I have my own method of verification."

As Galli Thontas spoke, he raised his hand and picked up an instrument.

A green light was flashing on it.

"Since just now, you haven't told a single lie... So, regarding what you're doing, at least you yourself believe you truly bear no ill intent toward Night Valley."

"This is a Super Lie Detector I personally crafted using a demon's soul as the 'Engraving.' It can verify from the soul level whether you're lying."

Lin Yu looked at the Super Lie Detector, a flicker of surprise passing through his eyes.

Truly frightening. This thing should absolutely be the bane of his existence as a Fraudster. Yeah, right!

From the very first day he obtained the One-Statement Lie Detector, Lin Yu knew that while such items were rare, they always existed.

Therefore, Lin Yu had always made it a habit to avoid telling lies unless necessary. After all, sometimes the truth alone was enough to accomplish many acts of fraud.

This habit had almost become Lin Yu's instinct.

And "Night Valley" was the birthplace of the One-Statement Lie Detector. From the moment he saw old man Galli Thontas fire his gun and heard he was called the "Werewolf Bane," Lin Yu had realized...

The gun in this guy's hand was a more powerful version of the One-Shot Revolver!

So it was only natural that he would possess a more powerful version of the One-Statement Lie Detector as well.

With this assumption as a premise, Galli Thontas's little habit of keeping one hand in his pocket, appearing to press some button, also always felt incredibly familiar to Lin Yu.

So...

Lin Yu turned this against him.

It was precisely because Lin Yu had anticipated in advance that a lie detector might exist, and that it did indeed exist just as he had guessed...

That this conversation, which seemed uneventful on the surface but was actually fraught with danger at every turn, could land smoothly at this moment.

Galli Thontas looked at Lin Yu and had already reached his conclusion: "So, there's no problem with your stance. At the very least, you genuinely believe you released that Inquisitor of the Tribunal because it was beneficial to Night Valley and humanity. You also truly have a grudge against the Abyss, are filled with hatred, and have killed a dark creature..."

At this point, Galli said with some helplessness: "Of course, you also genuinely seem to believe you're smarter and superior to me."

Lin Yu shrugged: "Forgive me, Your Excellency. Being inexplicably doubted tends to stir up some emotions."

"Understandable."

Galli Thontas nodded.

Lin Yu looked at the other's relaxed fingers and the extinguished indicator light on the lie detector, then asked again: "So, now that you've confirmed my stance is without issue, what exactly does Your Excellency still plan to observe?"

"Strategy and potential. Some people have good intentions and righteous standpoints, but the things they end up doing aren't necessarily good. If I discover there are problems with your thinking... Although I won't kill a human whose stance is correct, I will still need to 'correct' you, to prevent your actions from inadvertently contributing to the Abyss's growth," Galli said, then added, "However, if your strategy and your stance both turn out to be without issue, I won't let you go empty-handed."

"Based on the potential you've shown, I will also give you some assistance!"